For today, links to eight reports: from Kyiv Post, Tass, the Kyiv Independent, Reuters, Anadolu Ajansi, NBC News, and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE 8-22-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA entry for this date is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Ukrainian drones slam railway nodes in ongoing campaign to disrupt Russian logistics and holidays. From the Kyiv Post. Russian sources confirmed that overnight Ukrainian drones struck two railway infrastructure facilities in southern Russia, in the Rostov and Volgograd Oblasts. READ MORE . . .

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Russia strikes Ukrainian defense industry enterprise, temporary military deployment points. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian armed forces have struck a Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprise and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian servicemen and foreign mercenaries over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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China ready to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, German media reports. From the Kyiv Independent. China has signalled to EU diplomats that it is prepared to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, German media outlet Welt reported, citing anonymous EU sources. READ MORE . . .

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With no Ukraine peace deal, Trump again threatens Russia sanctions. From Reuters. WASHINGTON / KYIV — U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday renewed a threat to impose sanctions on Russia if there is no progress towards a peaceful settlement in Ukraine in two weeks, showing frustration at Moscow a week after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Anadolu Ajansi.

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FROM AUG. 22  Trump makes it clear Kiev needs to make deal largely on Russia’s terms — NBC. From Tass. NEW YORK — U.S. President Donald Trump has made it clear to Kiev that in order to achieve a truce Ukraine should make a deal largely on Russia’s terms, NBC News reported, citing an anonymous source in the White House. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from NBC News.

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FROM AUG. 22  Lavrov says ‘no meeting planned’ between Putin and Zelensky. From the Moscow Times. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that there are no current plans for a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that such talks were imminent. READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to a report from Reuters; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (UKRAINE 8-21-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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EU, UK, Australian foreign ministers condemn Israel’s new settlement plan, by Daria Sito-Sucic and Ahmed Tolba | Reuters — Foreign ministers from European countries, Australia and Britain today jointly condemned Israel’s plans to construct a settlement east of Jerusalem, which would bisect the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, fragmenting territory Palestinians seek for an independent state. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to eleven reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, the Cradle, Middle East Monitor, and CBS News; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 8-21-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Famine grips Gaza’s largest city and is likely to spread, authority on food crises says, by Sam Mednick and Wafaa Shurafa | AP  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip— The world’s leading authority on food crises said today the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE for a second report from AP and reports from NPR, Reuters and the Cradle.

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Israel’s defense minister says Gaza City could be destroyed as Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians, by Wafaa Shurafa and Sam Metz | AP  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel’s defense minister warned today that Gaza’s largest city would be destroyed unless Hamas yields to Israel’s terms, as . . . READ MORE . . .

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Egypt calls for immediate international intervention in Gaza crisis. From Middle East Monitor. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Cairo is deeply concerned over the Israeli government’s move to press ahead with plans for a large-scale military operation by its army in the Gaza Strip. READ MORE . . .

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Hamas has one top strategy: end the war and survive. Reported by Daniel Estrin and Abu Bakr Bashir | NPR  TEL AVIV — Nearly two years after launching the surprise attack that sparked the war with Israel, Hamas finds itself up against a wall. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM AUG. 21  Leaked Israeli data shows civilians make up 83 percent of Palestinians killed in Gaza. From the Cradle. Statistics from a classified Israeli military intelligence database show that over 80 percent of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since the start of the genocide in Gaza have been civilians. READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 21  Eyewitness says American subcontractors at Gaza aid sites fired at Palestinians, by Debora Patta | CBS News  A new eyewitness says American security personnel hired through American subcontractors are among those indiscriminately shooting and killing Palestinian civilians seeking aid at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution sites. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for Aug. 22 report from the Cradle.

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For today, links to four reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Moscow Times, and Kyiv Post; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 8-21-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Russian attack on western Ukraine hits an American factory during the U.S.-led push for peace, by Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Russia launched a rare drone and missile attack on western Ukraine overnight, officials said Thursday, striking targets including an American-owned electronics plant and injecting further uncertainty into the U.S.-led efforts to end the 3-year-old war. READ MORE . . .

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Russia says agenda ‘not ready at all’ for Putin-Zelenskiy summit, by Andrew Osborn and Mark Trevelyan | Reuters  MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says there is no agenda for a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy, accusing Zelenskiy of saying “no to everything.” Speaking to NBC’s “Meet the Press with . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Moscow Times.

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NATO chief Rutte meets with Zelensky in Kyiv, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post  President Volodymyr Zelensky said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte today visited Ukraine, where they discussed security guarantees, weapons supplies, and future joint steps to strengthen Europe’s security. READ MORE . . .

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Belatedly,* links to an article from Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth and to an episode its podcast “9/11 Free Fall”; other published material is accessible by clicking on AE911Truth below. (9/11 TRUTH 7-21-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM JULY 28  AE911Truth expands its mission. From AE911Truth. Last week we aired an episode of our podcast, 9/11 Free Fall, in which researchers Craig McKee and Adam Ruff presented their challenge to the official story of what happened at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. In the first six days after the podcast was posted, it was viewed more than 7,000 times and received more than 800 comments on YouTube and Facebook. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 20  McKee and Ruff make the case for the staging of the Pentagon ‘crash scene.’ Andy Steele of AE911Truth’s “9/11 Free Fall” hosts Craig McKee (normally his cohost) and independent investigator Adam Ruff, who present corroborating evidence impressively challenging the official account of how an American Airlines 757 airliner allegedly crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001 — evidence that, as Ruff put it, has been met with the U.S. government‘s “stonewall of silence.” Click HERE for intro and video.

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* The more recent of these is more than three weeks late.

For today, a link to commentary from Middle East Eye; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 8-20-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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E1 settlement plan will doom Palestine. It must be stopped, by Angela Godfrey-Goldstein | Middle East Eye  The Netanyahu government’s decision to move ahead with the E1 project, which aims to connect settlements in the Maale Adumim bloc in the occupied West Bank with East Jerusalem, is a targeted assassination of peace. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to seven reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, the Cradle, and Middle East Eye; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below.  (GAZA 8-20-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israel maintains military pressure on Gaza City ahead of planned offensive, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Lili Bayer | Reuters  CAIRO / JERUSALEM — The Israeli military maintained its pressure on Gaza City with heavy bombardments overnight, residents said, ahead of a meeting today between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ministers on plans to seize the enclave’s largest city. READ MORE . . .

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Israel to mobilize 60,000 reservists ahead of an expanded Gaza City operation, by Melanie Lidman, Sam Metz and Samy Magdy | AP  JERUSALEM — Israel’s military said Wednesday it will call up 60,000 reservists ahead of an expanded military operation in Gaza City. Many residents have chosen to stay despite the danger, fearing nowhere is safe in a territory facing shortages of food, water and other necessities. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for a second AP report and one from NPR.

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Israel’s ‘Population Relocation Unit’ to oversee ethnic cleansing of one million Palestinians. From the Cradle. In the coming days, the Israeli army is set to begin one of the largest forced expulsion campaigns of its war on Gaza, with the help of a special military unit established for the task, the Population Relocation Unit. READ MORE . . .

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Hamas says Israel ignoring truce efforts by launching new Gaza assault, by Mera Aladam | Middle East Eye  Hamas has accused Israel of ignoring mediators’ efforts to reach a ceasefire by launching a new assault in Gaza City, believed to mark the first phase of the full occupation of the Strip. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli army admits ‘failure’ after Khan Yunis resistance ambush. From the Cradle. The Israeli army acknowledgedits “failure” on 21 August following a raid on one of its military sites in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Yunis the day before. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to eight reports: from the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, National Public Radio, the Kyiv Independent, and Tass, and to an article of commentary via the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 8-20-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and MEDIA entries for today are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Russia hammers Ukraine with drones and missiles as peace efforts drag on, by Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Russia launched one of its biggest aerial attacks of the year on Ukraine, firing 574 drones and 40 ballistic and cruise missiles overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said today, while a recent diplomatic push to stop the three-year war is trying to gain momentum. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine clears settlements near Pokrovsk, over 200 Russian troops killed in 3 days, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post  Ukrainian troops in the Dobropillya direction near Pokrovsk (Donetsk region) continue clearing Russian forces, with more than 200 Russian soldiers killed over the past three days, according to the General Staff. READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian woman describes surviving a massive Russian attack on Kyiv. Leila Fadel of NPR speaks with Ukrainian Veronika Osintseva about her remarkable survival of the deadliest attack on Kyiv since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Russia opposes European troops in Ukraine under Trump-backed security guarantees, Lavrov says, by Kateryna Denisova and news desk | The Kyiv Independent  Sending European troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees would amount to “foreign military intervention,” which Moscow won’t support, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said today, as European leaders accelerate . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Tass.

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Russian troops liberate Aleksandro-Shultino community in Donetsk region over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the community of Aleksandro-Shultino in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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Pentagon officials meeting with European counterparts over ending war in Ukraine. Reported by Greg Myre and Michel Martin | NPR  Pentagon officials have been meeting European counterparts with a mission to create security guarantees for Ukraine, to help end the current war with Russia and to prevent a future one. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Richard Haass discusses what lies ahead for Russia and Ukraine. Reported by Leila Fadel | NPR  Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, talks about what’s ahead for Ukraine and Russia following President Trump’s meetings with the leaders of both countries. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM AUG. 18  What really happened in Alaska, by Pepe Escobar | The Cradle  Alaska was not only about Ukraine. Alaska was mostly about the world’s top two nuclear powers attempting to rebuild trust and apply the brakes on an out-of-control train in a mad high-speed rail dash towards nuclear confrontation. READ MORE . . .

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Belatedly,* links to an interview from Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth and to a podcast from the Corbett Report; other material is accessible by clicking on their names, abreviated or not, below. (MEDIA 8-15-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM MAY 19  James Corbett on elite control and the New World Order. Andy Steele and Craig McKee of AE911Truth talk with Corbett, host of The Corbett Report podcast about his new book, Reportage: Essays on the New World Order, in a wide-ranging discussion that includes the whole, ongoing episode introduced to the world on Sept. 11, 2001. Click HERE to listen and watch, and to read an intro.

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FROM MAY 13  I read ‘Conspiracy Theory in America’ (and you can, too!). James Corbett of The Corbett Report turns Episode 476 of his podcast over to a rave review of Conspiracy Theory in America, by Lance deHaven-Smith (1951-2022). Among other things, the 2013 book introduces the author’s term SCAD, for state crime against democracy, and Corbett gives a couple of meanings of the term “conspiracy realist.” Click HERE to listen and watch.

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* These are each more than three months late.

For today, links to reports the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, and Anadolu Ajansi; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK 8-16-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israel approves settlement project that could divide the West Bank, by Melanie Lidman | AP  TEL AVIV — Israel gave final approval today for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, which Palestinians and rights groups say could destroy hopes for a future Palestinian state. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Middle East Eye and Anadolu Ajansi.

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